Zaffron

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 2, 2022
• address2459 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Zaffron clean?

Zaffron is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 2, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Zaffron?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CHEST FREEZER WITH DUCT TAPE HOLDING THE TOP COVER IN PLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE PREP COOLERS, EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN MIDDLE PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER AND TOP AND SIDES OF THE GRILL.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA IS SLOW DRAINING. MUST REPAIR THE SINK SO THAT IT DRAINS PROPERLY.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREAS EPECIALLY BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. • REMOVE ANY UNUSED COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE REAR PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.

When was Zaffron last inspected?

Zaffron has 2 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2022.

Zaffron vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 2, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.